Line-holder and cylindrical type-chase.



PATENTED JULY 31, 1906.

F. W. WEEKS LINE HOLDER AND GYLINDRIGAL TYPE CHASE* APPLICATION FILEDJULY 21,` 1905.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

atented Saly S., i90@ Application iled July 21,1905. Serial No. 270.396.

To [1J/Z 'whom it rim/y conce/'ns Be it known that I, FRANK W. Wenns, acitizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, in the county ofBexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful lmprovement inLine-Holders and Cylindrical Type-Chases, of which the following is aspeci# i'lcation.' Y My invention relates to improvements in combinedline-holder and. cylindrical type chase, and is particularly designed tobe used in connection with a type provided upon one end with a printing'character and upon its opposite end with a corresponding proof lcaracter. Y

The object of my invention is to provide means for rapidly and easilysetting type by an unskilled person and in which each line is separatelyset up and held in position and by means of which the same can beinverted and readily placed and held within the cylindrical chase. I lIn the accompanying drawings, Figure l is av perspective view of myimproved cylindrical chase. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view withseveral of the line-holders clamped therein. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the improved line-holder, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe clamping-blocks removed.

Referring now to the drawings, A reprerents a cylindrical member whichis preferably made of sheet metal and provided with suitable journals B,by means of which it is placed within the clyindrical ress. rl`he endsof said cylinder are extended) outw ardly beyond the periphery thereofandere turned inwardly, forming the flanges C and C. Resting upon thecylinder and rigidly secured thereto is a stationary radially-extendingrib D, which has both of its -sides extending radially from thecylinder. The 'flange C is about twice the width of the flange C', andthis allows 'of the insertion of the lineholderwithin the chase and theholding of the same ,therein against radial movement. The line-holderconsists of two plates E and E', which, as shown, are of a lengthslightly less than the distance between the, ends of the cylinder, andin order to insert the holder one end is inserted under the flange Cuntil it strikes the end of the cylinder, and it is then lowered andmoved in the o posito direction under the Aflange C and t ie holder isprevented from moving radially within the chase. The said line-holder,as before stated, consists of two plates E and E', which are spaced andheld apart by blocks" F, which are of a thickness equal to that of thetype, so that the same can be readily placed within the holder. Theouter side of each of said plates "el and ll forming the holder isthickened so that when a number of them are inserted in the chase andrest upon the cylinder their outer surfaces will lit closely togetherand will extend radially from the cylinder, so that a cylindricalprinting-surface is produced The blocks i9 are provided withinwardlyextending springs which are adapted to bear against the type andfirmly hold the same between the plates. Instead of these springs theblocks F can be made oi spongeerubber and cemented between the platesand also serve as means for spacing the plates apart and frictionallyholding the type within the holder. ln thisform ol line-holder l use thetype covered by my United States Patent No. 744,836, dated November 24,1903, and which consists of a type havingat one end the printingcharacter and at the opposite end the proof character and provided withthe shou der G, by means of which the type are supported within theholder and the type are set. with the roof end up in the regular readingorder andJ the reversing of the holder arranges the type in the printingorder.

It is understood that after the type are set within. the holder the sameis inverted before inserting it in the chase to bring the type sideoutwardly. f

The leads and furniture are necessarily made wedge shape and of a lengthoqual'to that of the holders, so that the same can be readily insertedand so that they will extend radially from the cylinder, so as to formthe cylindrical printing-surface.

The cylinder A is provided with rows of slots u, at various distancesfrom the stationary rib and said slots passing through the shell of thecylinder. A

' In ord er to hold the line-holder in the cylindrical chase at theproper position, l provide thnblocks I, which. are inserted preciselylike the line-holders and the leads, and said -IIO ` niture or theholders and iirmly clamp them thereon. The cylinder forms the backingfor the type, and the shoulder absolutely prevents' the type Jfromcoming out of the holder.

Having thus'ully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A combined line-holder and cylindrical type-chase, comprising acylinder, al stationary abutment carried thereby, a lurality ofseparate, wedge-shaped line-hol ers carried thereon, said cylinderhaving a series of slots extending across same and a movable abutmentresting within said slots and settable at various distances from thestatio n aryabutment, and means adapted to clamp the ,line-holdersbetween the same and said stationary abutment.

2. A combined line-holder and cylindrical type-chase, comprisin acylinder, a stationary abutment carried thereby, said cylinder having aseries of slots extending across l the cylinder, a removable abutmenthaving lugs resting within said slots,`and set-screws carried therebyand adapted to clamp the line-holder between the same and said solidabutment.

3'. A combined line-holder and cylindrical typeechase, comprising acylinder, inwardlyextending iiangesof dierent widths carried by the endsof the cylinder, a stationary abutment carried by the cylinder beneaththe flanges, wedge-shaped line-holders. of a length slightly greaterthan the distance between the flanges and ada ted to be placed Aon thecylinder under the an es, said cylinder having `a series of longituinally-extend ing recesses, a removable abutment beneath said anges andhaving ,lugs entering the recesses in the cylinder, and set-screwscarried between their ends and forming a space between said platesintermediate of the blocks adapted to contain type.

7. A line-holder comprising a plurality of longitudinally-arrangedplates, and elastic blocks secured between the ends of said latesforming's aces between said plates for t e ree ce tion o type ada ted toimpart longitudina pressure upon t etype. 8. A line-ho der comprisingtwo lon itudinally-arranged plates aving elastic locks between theirends of a thickness equal to the width of the type and forming a s acebetween said plates for the reception o type.

` 9. Aline-holder com rising two lon itudinally-arranged plates avingelastic locks between their ends and Jforming a space between said latesforthe reception of type,

one of said p ates extending beyond the other forming a the holder.

4In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK W.

guide in placing the type within Witnesses.:

LAURA E. WEEKS, J. BOLTON.

